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About Kurum Dih Village

Kurum Dih is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 278 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Kurum Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurum Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 278
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurum Dih compares

By the 2011 count Kurum Dih is the 108th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kurum Dih

Kurum Dih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurum Dih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurum Dih from other places

Kurum Dih lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurum Dih
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Kurum Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kurum Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurum Dih village had a population of 572. That makes it the 108th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Kurum Dih village has 278 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurum Dih has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Kurum Dih covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurum Dih falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurum Dih is Tankuppa, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurum Dih.

Kurum Dih is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurum Dih is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 3.4 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jani Bigha (under 2 km), Khaira Bara (1.5 km) and Gapha Kalan (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kurum Dih today is likely to be higher.

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